Ogamuna
in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-6.331 and 145.932 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -6° 19' 52" and E 145° 55' 53"
Currency and Currency Code:
Kina - PGK
Spoken languages:
English, Hiri Motu
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:54 AM (Monday)
Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:16 am and 6:08 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-3.840 and -32.411 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual)
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Papua New Guinea in Melanesia

Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Papua New Guinea.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Papua New Guinea. Last Update: 2024-05-05 08:24:42

Explore Ogamuna

Ogamuna in Eastern Highlands Province is a city in Papua New Guinea about 231 mi (or 372 km) north of Port Moresby, the country's capital.

Local time in Ogamuna is now 07:54 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Port Moresby with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Ogamuna. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Goroka Airport in a distance of 41 mi (or 66 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Goroka, Kundiawa, Madang, Lae and Minj. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F

Morning Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Evening Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 63 °F
Chance of rainfall 7%
Air Humidity 83%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 84% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Monday, 6th of May 2024

23°C (73 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 7th of May 2024

21°C (69 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 8th of May 2024

21°C (70 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Arriving at Aiyura Airport and Ukarumpa

Published: March 18, 2009
Length: 49:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: C Campbell

The standard approach to Ukarumpa's airfield in PNG--our home for 7 years (so far)


Ukarumpa Aerial Tour (higher definition)

Published: March 09, 2012
Length: 20:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: C Campbell

A quick pass around the Ukarumpa center in a helicopter. The video of the circuit was slowed to half time.


The Betelnuts

Published: October 08, 2009
Length: 01:54 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: C Campbell

four SIL translators and an MK having fun and entertaining their friends. Become a fan on facebook at ...


Ukarumpa Training Centre Women's Dorm Dedication

Published: August 28, 2012
Length: 23:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: The PNG Experience

The Ukarumpa Training Centre women's dormitory was dedicated on August 11th, 2012. Representatives from PNG Sustainable, the local parliament member, and other partnering organizations where ...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Aiyura Airport

Aiyura Airport is an airstrip in Aiyura, in the northeast highlands of Papua New Guinea. It is the main air base for Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL). The pilots and mechanics who work out of Aiyura Airport live in the nearby SIL town of Ukarumpa.

Located at -6.33367, 145.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands Province

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